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 Tom's other son and Colin's half-brother is Chet Hanks. Chet has appeared in Greyhound, Empire, and Shameless alongside his father.[([[https://landscapeinsight.com/controversy/chet-hanks-controversy/5608/|landscapeinsight]])] Tom's other son and Colin's half-brother is Chet Hanks. Chet has appeared in Greyhound, Empire, and Shameless alongside his father.[([[https://landscapeinsight.com/controversy/chet-hanks-controversy/5608/|landscapeinsight]])]
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 +===== Education =====
 +
 +Tom attended Chabot College in California before moving to California State University, Sacramento to study drama. He dropped out of college when an internship at the Great Lakes Theater Festival in Cleveland developed into a three-year employment.[([[https://www.cccco.edu/About-Us/Notable-Alumni/Tom-Hanks|cccco]])]
 +
 +===== Ron Howard =====
 +
 +His performance in a Happy Days episode ("A Case of Revenge") in 1982 sparked a friendship with Ron Howard, who went on to direct him in five films.[([[https://en-academic.com/dic.nsf/enwiki/27800|academic]])]
 +
 +===== Family Ties =====
 +
 +Tom Hanks also starred as Elyse's drunken brother Ned in three episodes of Family Ties.[([[https://familyties.fandom.com/wiki/Say_Uncle|Family Ties]])]
 +
 +===== Bosom Buddies =====
 +
 +Bosom Buddies, a sitcom about the escapades of two males dressed in drag in order to live in a cheap apartment for ladies, was her first leading role. The show aired for two seasons beginning in 1980, and not only did it establish his career, but it also introduced him to his future wife Rita Wilson, who starred in the show's 26th episode, "All You Need is Love".[([[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0080202/trivia/?ref_=tt_trv_trv|imdb]])]
 +
 +===== Director =====
 +
 +That Thing You Do! and Larry Crowne are two films written and directed by Thomas Jeffrey Hanks.[([[https://www.fandango.com/people/tom-hanks-275145/biography|fandango]])]
 +
 +===== Screenwriter =====
 +
 +He authored the screenplay for Greyhound as well as the short film Electric City in 2012. He also contributed to one episode of Band of Brothers and a couple episodes of From the Earth to the Moon.[([[https://www.thewrap.com/greyhound-film-review-tom-hanks-aaron-schneider-nazi-submarine/|thewrap]])]
 +
 +===== None But the Lonely Heart =====
 +
 +Tom Hanks also featured in and directed "None But the Lonely Heart", a 1992 Tales from the Crypt episode starring Frances Sternhagen, Treat Williams, Henry Gibson, and Sugar Ray Leonard.[([[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0716868/|imdb]])]
 +
 +===== Producer =====
 +
 +Mamma Mia!, Evan Almighty, Where the Wild Things Are, and My Big Fat Greek Wedding are among the films in which Tom Hanks is credited as a producer or executive producer but does not appear, as is the HBO miniseries John Adams.[([[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000158/|imdb]])]
 +
 +===== Headline =====
 +
 +Tom's Oscar acceptance speech for Philadelphia, in which he acknowledged a gay instructor, inspired Frank Oz's 1997 film In & Out, starring Kevin Kline.[([[https://www.cinemaqueer.com/review%20pages%202/inandout.html|cinemaqueer]])]
 +
 +===== Gaining And Losing Weight =====
 +
 +Throughout his career, he has gained and lost weight for various roles. Tom ate a lot of ice cream in order to gain 30 pounds for A League of Their Own, only to lose it in Philadelphia. He also shed almost 50 pounds for Cast Away. Unfortunately, the strain on his health resulted in him being diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes.[([[https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/tom-hanks-65-leaves-fans-27247709|mirror]])]
 +
 +===== Cast Away Halt =====
 +
 +Tom, being the everyman, let himself grow chubby for the first scenes of Cast Away. Filming was then halted for a year as he shed pounds and grew his hair out.[([[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0162222/trivia/|imdb]])]
 +
 +===== Peeing In Many Films =====
 +
 +Peeing appears in six of his films, including A League of Their Own, The Green Mile, Cast Away, Forrest Gump, The Money Pit, and Apollo 13.[([[https://www.reddit.com/r/movies/comments/2gxc9j/does_tom_hanks_pee_in_all_his_movies/|Reddit]])]
 +
 +===== Big =====
 +
 +A number of well-known actors were considered for the lead role in Big. Harrison Ford, Jeff Bridges, and Steve Guttenberg declined, while at various stages, Robin Williams, John Goodman, Judge Reinhold, Albert Brooks, Michael Keaton, Gary Busey, and Bill Murray were all interested. It was almost given to Robert De Niro, but he demanded a large pay. Because he wasn't yet the elite celebrity he would become, Tom Hanks was ready to work for far less than the established De Niro, and he ended up with the film that transformed the course of his career with his first Oscar nomination.[([[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0094737/trivia/|imdb]])]
 +
 +===== Philadelphia =====
 +
 +Philadelphia's producers did not look to Tom Hanks as their first choice. The part was offered to Tim Robbins, Michael Keaton, Andy Garcia, William Baldwin, and Daniel Day-Lewis.[([[http://www.crawleyscastingcalls.com/index.php/component/actors/index.php?option=com_actors&Itemid=56&id=784&lettre=D|crawleyscastingcalls]])]
 +
 +===== Steven Spielberg =====
 +
 +Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks have worked together five times. The legendary director first directed Tom in Saving Private Ryan in 1998, and he has since directed him in four more films: Catch Me If You Can (2002), The Terminal (2004), Bridge of Spies (2015), and, most recently, The Post (2017).[([[https://collider.com/best-actor-director-partnerships-of-all-time/|collider]])]
 +
 +===== Not Left-handed =====
 +
 +Tom Hanks is NOT a lefty. In truth, Jim Lovell, the astronaut played by Tom Hanks in Apollo 13, is left-handed, but Tom Hanks is not only not left-handed, but also refused to perform the role as a lefty.[([[https://m.imdb.com/name/nm0000158/trivia|imdb]])]
 +
 +===== Asteroid =====
 +
 +He has an asteroid named after him, 12818 Tomhanks.[([[https://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/tools/sbdb_lookup.html#/?sstr=12818%20Tomhanks|NASA]])]
 +
 +===== Typewriter Fan =====
 +
 +Tom Hanks like typewriters and discusses them extensively in the beautiful and interesting documentary California Typewriter, as well as in an NPR interview. He allegedly possesses over 250 typewriters.[([[https://typewriters.com/blogs/blog/typewriters-more-than-just-a-hobby-for-tom-hanks|typewriters]])]
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